Airborne passive radar concepts and signal processing techniques

Tutorial Description:

This tutorial covers airborne passive radar concepts and associated signal processing techniques. It begins with a brief introduction to airborne passive radar, followed by an in-depth discussion on moving target indication using multi-channel arrays mounted on moving platforms that utilize terrestrial transmitters. The presentation will address the theory of clutter suppression, target detection, and the necessary adaptations for processing in multi-channel passive radar systems that use non-cooperative waveforms. Furthermore, the lecture will explore synthetic aperture radar imaging with airborne passive radars and modern passive radar concepts, including space-based illumination. 

Dr. Philipp Markiton 

Dr. Philipp Markiton received his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Information Technology from the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, in 2014, and his PhD in Radar and Remote Sensing from the University of Rome, “La Sapienza,” Italy, in 2019.

Since 2015, he has been a Research Scientist at the Fraunhofer Institute FHR in Wachtberg, Germany. He has also served as a visiting scientist at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and at the Dutch Research Organization TNO in The Hague, Netherlands.

Dr. Markiton is the author and co-author of chapters in “Passive Radar on Moving Platforms” and “Multidimensional Radar Imaging,” both published by IET. In 2019, he received the Robert T. Hill Best Dissertation Award from the IEEE AESS for his PhD thesis. From 2020 to 2024, he served as the young professional representative of the IEEE AESS and is now a member-at-large of the IEEE AESS Board of Governors. He has been a member of multiple Research Task Groups with the NATO Science and Technology Organization and is currently serving as the chair of one.